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Diving and snorkelling

Explore the world underwater

553 diving and snorkelling sites across 117 countries — from coral reefs to wrecks more than 300 metres deep.

553documented dive sites117countries300metres maximum depth

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Depth (m)5 m – 40 m
Visibility (m)5 m – 25 m
Water temperature (°C)26 °C – 32 °C

13 dive sites found

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UNESCO
Reef/Pelagic

Komodo National Park

Indonesia

69 species

Up to 40 m · Advanced, strong currents

22 m

Reef/Wall

Raja Ampat

Indonesia

65 species

Up to 40 m · Open Water

25 m29 °C

Pinnacle / Soft coral reef

Misool (Boo Windows and Magic Mountain)

Indonesia

63 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Reef and oceanic manta rays · reef sharks · wobbegongs

Reef/Wall

Andaman Islands (Havelock)

India

62 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Soft coral reef / Coastal pelagic

Triton Bay

Indonesia

62 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

Whale sharks under the fishing platforms · 'walking' sharks (Hemiscyllium) on night dives · dolphins

Remote reef

Widi Islands

Indonesia

61 species

Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Muck diving/Reef

Halmahera (walking sharks)

Indonesia

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Muck diving

Milne Bay

Papua New Guinea

59 species

Up to 25 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Coral lagoon

Marovo Lagoon

Solomon Islands

58 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

20 m28 °C

Reef/Pinnacle

Kimbe Bay

Papua New Guinea

57 species

Up to 35 m · Open Water

25 m28 °C

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Sharks
Hammerhead sharks
Manta rays
Turtles
Reefs
Wrecks
Caves and cenotes
Walls
Large pelagics
Snorkelling-friendly
Beginners
Technical diving
Wall/Cave

Kornati Islands

Croatia

93 speciesSee dive site
Wreck

Vis Island (wrecks)

Croatia

93 speciesSee dive site
Wreck/Reef

Cirkewwa (Malta)

Malta

92 speciesSee dive site
Light cave

Comino (Blue Lagoon and Caves)

Malta

92 speciesSee dive site
Wreck

SS President Coolidge

Vanuatu

43 speciesSee dive site
Cave/Marine cenote

Saipan (Grotto)

Northern Mariana Islands

43 speciesSee dive site
26 °C

Reef manta rays all year round · grey reef sharks · thresher shark

World HeritageMarine protected area
See dive site

Reef and oceanic manta rays · tasselled wobbegongs · endemic walking sharks (Hemiscyllium)

OceanMarine protected area
See dive site
OceanMarine protected area
See dive site

Blacktip reef sharks · turtles · manta rays

OceanIslands
See dive site
See dive site

Reef sharks · turtles · pristine corals

OceanIslands
See dive site

Walking sharks (Hemiscyllium) · spider crabs

Ocean
See dive site

Pygmy seahorses · frogfish · mimic octopus

See dive site

Turtles · reef sharks · soft corals

Ocean
See dive site

High coral diversity · reef sharks · manta rays

Ocean
See dive site
Fjord/Reef

Tufi Fjords

Papua New Guinea

57 species

Up to 30 m · Open Water

15 m28 °C

Pygmy seahorses · reef sharks · muck diving

Ocean
See dive site
Reef/War wreck

Madang

Papua New Guinea

57 species

Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water

20 m28 °C

Second World War aircraft and ship wrecks · reef sharks

Ocean
See dive site
UNESCO
Salt lake (snorkelling)

Jellyfish Lake

Palau

42 species

Up to 5 m · Snorkel (scuba diving prohibited)

5 m32 °C

Golden jellyfish (Mastigias papua) and moon jellyfish · neither with an effective sting

OceanFreshwaterWorld Heritage
See dive site